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2013

Tuesday 16 Jul 2013

Despite the recent increase in part-time work, thousands of Australians in part-time or casual work are underemployed and face significant financial difficulties. Underemployment affects around 10% of female workers and 6% of male workers - perhaps it applies to you?

Often when we think of an eating disorder, we picture it happening to adolescent girls and boys. But the thing is, eating disorders can hold adults captive too - some for the first time in their lives.

Monday 15 Jul 2013

Australians are taking more prescription drugs, but why? There is evidence that opioids—the drugs prescribed to alleviate acute and chronic pain—are leading to addiction and sometimes death through overdose. So how dangerous are the drugs we're taking, and what's being done to make them more safe?

Are women working in all-female groups more likely to be competitive risk takers? Research in schools, university and the workplace suggests that single sex groups encourage women to put themselves forward and take a risk.

A long-term friendship has been lost after the friend married into the family. Listener "Bereft" says that when a friend married her brother it ended their friendship and, after a decade, she's still at a loss to know how to fix it.

For young men the transition from boy to man can mean finding a valued place in society. Navigating this transition can be much harder when you’re an adolescent who’s spent time in the criminal justice system, especially when trying to get your life back on track.

Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, has South Africa achieved Nelson Mandela's dream of racial integration? Journalist Eve Fairbanks researched one university that chose to re-segregate after a seemingly successful integration several years earlier. She says the experience at the school is a microcosm of race relations across the country.

Why leave children's filmmaking to the adults when kids themselves are creating wonderful films? Little Big Shots is an international film festival for kids that aims to get the best children’s movies from all corners of the globe.

Monday 8 Jul 2013

Hospital emergency departments are the frontline when someone has a severe episode of mental illness. A recent survey by a mental health charity suggests that we can reduce the number of crisis hospital admissions with better management and communication between health professionals and carers.

Stereotypically the perception is that men are the ones who always think about sex. But new research by sexologist Elaine George seems to be suggesting otherwise. Elaine believes low sexual desire in men is Australia’s best-kept secret and that it is affecting more males that we realise. And one of the big factors in the decline of the male sex drive appears to be stress and fatigue.

Thursday 4 Jul 2013

The National Foundation for Australian Women has released a series of tables comparing each political party and their policies that affect women. Their aim is to clearly illustrate the different policies so that women can make an informed choice this election.

As a parent, guardian or carer, you want to give the young kids in your life a good start. But have you ever wondered how a cheerful, bubbly boy could turn seemingly overnight into a grunting, monosyllabic teenager you could barely communicate with?

For the past seven days, dog showers and breeders, Ray and Sandi Sharpe and Royson Valore have been in various stages of clipping, washing and blow-drying their dogs ahead of the Dogs NSW Dogs on Show event in Sydney.

Wednesday 3 Jul 2013

Before the Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill 2013 passed this week, faith-based aged care providers in Australia were able to exclude people from accessing their services based on their sexual orientation.

Aged care... what does it bring to mind? If your thoughts are fearful or depressed, you're not in the minority. But a new research program at the University of Technology Queensland is trying to change the stereotypes around aged care, and make the whole experience more positive in the process.